TNPL 2022 | SS vs SMP | Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

Salem Spartans will go head to head against the Siechem Madurai Panthers for the 16th match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2022 at SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore, on Monday, July 11. 

While Siechem Madurai Panthers are the tournament's second-best performing side this season, Salem Spartans are the worst hit team thus far. 

The Murugan Ashwin-led team, winless in two games, are currently reeling at the bottom of the TNPL 2022 standings. Their batting has let them down terribly on both occasions. 

In the first match, after putting to bat first, they could manage only 149 runs for the loss of 7 wickets, while in the second fixture, they were slumped to 149/9 in the 20 overs. 

In both the matches, the opposition chased down the target with relative ease. However, heading into their third game, Murugan Ashwin will expect a better performance from their batting unit and open their winning account in the tournament.

Siechem Madurai Panthers, on the contrary, are having a dream season, having won three out of their four games. As a result, they have fetched 6 points at an NRR of +0.437 and currently occupy the second spot in the points tally. 

The wicket-keeper-batter Arun Karthik has been the star performer for Madurai with the bat, having piled up 216 runs in 4 innings. Averaging 54 and striking at 151 so far, Karthik leads the batting chart of the tournament. 

Following him is the skipper NS Chaturved and Balchander Anirudh, who smacked 112 and 100 runs, respectively, in 4 innings. With the ball, Kiran Akash tops the tally with seven scalps in 4 innings. Sunny Sandhu is the second-highest wicket-taker, with six wickets. 

Match Details

Match: Salem Spartans vs Siechem Madurai Panthers, Match 16

Venue: SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore

Date & Time: July 11 at 7:15 PM IST & Local Time

Live Streaming: Voot App and Star Sports Network   

Pitch Report: An even contest between the bat and the ball awaits at the SNR College Cricket Ground, with a decent amount of help on offer for both the pacers and spinners. 

As we have seen in the first match played here, spinners overpowered the opposition and kept the batters on the backfoot. Wickets in hand will be the key for either side, with anything around 150-160 being par total. 

Head-To-Head

Matches Played: 5

Salem Spartans Won: 3

Siechem Madurai Panthers: 2

Probable Playing XI 

Salem Spartans: Jafar Jamal, K Gopinath, R Kavin (wk), Daryl Ferrario, S Abishiek, Murugan Ashwin (c), M Ganesh Moorthi, G Periyaswamy, B Praanesh, Akshay Srinivasan, Pranav Kumar

Siechem Madurai Panthers: Balchander Anirudh, Arun Karthik, Vignesh Iyer, NS Chaturved (c), Jagatheesan Kousik, Rithik Easwaran (wk), Sunny Sandhu, Kiran Akash, R Silambarasan, Varun Chakaravarthy, B Rocky

CREX XI Suggestion

Wicket-Keeper: R Kavin, Arun Karthik

Batters: NS Chaturved, Balchander Anirudh, K Gopinath

All-Rounders: Daryl Ferrario, Jagatheesan Kousik, Sunny Sandhu 

Bowlers: Murugan Ashwin, Kiran Akash, Varun Chakaravarthy

Captain: NS Chaturved

Vice-Captain: Sunny Sandhu